Amigurumi Crochet Strawberry (Free Pattern)

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Learn how to make an adorable crochet strawberry with this easy pattern. These cute crochet fruits will be great for story-role play with the little ones, for decoration or for gifts.

Whether you’re crocheting a whole bucket of strawberries, or maybe adding other fruits for the collection, this will be such a fun crochet Amigurumi project.

This is one pattern that makes several fruit sizes. All you need is different yarns in different thickness. And you know what’s even better? This will be an amazing scrap yarn project, since each fruit takes a very small amount of yarn.

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What Materials You’ll Need to Crochet a Strawberry?

The specific materials you’ll use will depend on the size of the crochet strawberry you are making. Here is the list:

• Light (#3) weight yarn, if you’re making the small fruit.
• Medium (#4) weight yarn, if you’re making the medium fruit.
• Bulky (#5) or super bulky (#6) chenille yarn, if you’re making the large fruit.
• 2.75 mm (US C) crochet hook if you’re using light (#3) yarn.
• 3.50 mm (US E) crochet hook for the medium weight or bulky/super bulky chenille yarn.
• Tapestry needle to weave-in the ends.
• White embroidery floss for the seeds. 
• Stuffing fiber – Polyfil is my favorite.
• Stuffing tool (optional) – I used a locking hemostat.
• A pair of 8 mm safety eyes, if you’re making the larger fruit (optional).
• Safety eyes placement tool (optional, but game changer).
• Embroidery needle to embroider the seeds.
• Scraps of pink yarn for the mouth (optional).
• Scissors

Best Yarns for a Crochet Strawberry

Use light weight (#3) yarns for realistic look strawberry fruits. But depending on the purpose of your work, you can use any size yarn you want. Here are the yarns used in this pattern:

• Small strawberry: Light (#3). I used Patons Grace by Yarnspirations in color Lotus (Pink). For the stem, I used Aunt Lydia’s Fashion 3 in color Lime.
• Medium strawberry: Worsted (#4). I used 24/7 by Lion Brand in color Pink and Green for the stem.
• Large (plushie) strawberry: I used bulky (#5), chenille Parfait yarn by Premier, in color hot pink for the fruit. And super bulky (#6), baby snuggle yarn, by Hobbii, in color aquamarine (#6) for the leaves.

As per the amount, this is a perfect project for your yarn scraps. It takes only approximately 12 to 15 yards (11 to 14 m) for each fruit.

Tips for crocheting a cute 3D strawberry

We are using the Amigurumi technique for this crochet strawberry pattern. Since they are 3D shaped, here are a few tips if you’re new to Amigurumi:

1. Use thin yarn / thread if you want smaller, more realistic look fruits. And bigger yarns if you want to go for a plushie strawberry.
2. Start with the magic circle (mc), it helps your initial circle to be tight with no holes. But if you need an alternative, you can start with 2 chains and crochet round 1 in the second chain from the hook.
3. Make tight stitches – this crochet strawberry needs to be crocheted with tight single crochet stitches. That way, the stuffing fiber won’t show through the small holes.
4. Use the yarn under technique – this is optional, but instead of yarn over to do a regular single crochet stitch for Amigurumi, you can yarn under to achieve the “x” look single crochet. See photo below.
5. Make the invisible decrease – this is a way to do less “bulky” stitches when you decrease your Amigurumi. The reason why it’s called “invisible” is because you grab only two loops of the next two stitches to decrease, instead of four.

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Easy Crochet Strawberry Pattern

This pattern is very simple and easy to follow and was designed with the very basic Amigurumi stitches. But please make sure you read through the instructions before you get started.

You will crochet the fruit starting at the dop going down to the bottom in continuous rounds. First, you crochet the fruit, then the leaves and stem. Next you will embroider the seeds, but this last step is optional.

Then, you will assemble them all together, attaching the stem to the leaves. And lastly, you will attach the stem/leaves combo to the top of the fruit. All these crochet strawberry pattern steps have been carefully described below with process photos.

Pattern Notes and Instructions

• This crochet strawberry pattern was written using US terminology.
• Level of difficulty: Easy. You will need to know the basics of Amigurumi making, such as:  magic circle, chain, sc increase, sc invisible decrease, single crochet, fasten off, weave in ends,  stuffing, simple embroidery, fasten-off.
• Stuff your crochet strawberry firmly, as you go, but do not overstuff it.
• Gauge is not important for this small project. See finished project size for reference.
• Use a stitch marker to mark the first or last stitch of your rounds, moving it up as you go. This will help you to keep track of your stitches and rounds.

Approximate Size of the Finished Strawberries

Here are the measurements of your crochet strawberry in three different sizes (considering you will use the recommend materials and hook size):

• The small strawberry will be about 2” (5 cm) tall and 4.75” (12 cm) in diameter. 
• As for the medium fruit, the height will be about 3” (7.5 cm) and 6.25” (17 cm) in diameter. 
• And the large one will be 4” (10 cm) tall and 9” (24 cm) in diameter.

Pattern Terms and Abbreviations

• approx.: approximately 
• ch: chain
• inc: increase (2 sc in next stitch)
• dec: decrease (single crochet 2 together)
• FO: fasten-off
• Rnd: Round
• sl st: slip stitch 
• st(s): stitch(es)
• sk: skip
• sc: single crochet 
• ( ): repeat instructions within parenthesis as many times as directed
• [ ]: stitch count in a round

Crochet Strawberry step-by-step

Estimated Cost: 5.00 USD

Supply:

• Light (#3) weight yarn for the small fruit,
• Medium (#4) weight yarn for the medium fruit,
• Bulky (#5) or super bulky (#6) chenille yarn for the large fruit.

Tools:

• 2.75 mm (US C) hook fie light (#3) yarn,
• 3.50 mm (US E) hook for the medium weight or bulky/super bulky chenille yarn.

Materials: Tapestry needle, White embroidery floss for the seeds, Stuffing fiber, Stuffing tool (optional), A pair of 8 mm safety eyes (optional), Safety eyes placement tool (optional), Embroidery needle, Scraps of pink yarn for the mouth (optional), Scissors

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Conclusion

Amigurumi fruits can be one of the most enjoyable crochet projects to work with. And the reason why they are fun is because they are so small. And this crochet strawberry pattern won’t disappoint you. Enjoy!

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